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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900-01-01 Excerpt: ...with Japan was extorted about forty-five years ago, and literally at the cannon's mouth. At that time the feudal system prevailed, the great lords fought one another for amusement or spoils and frequently rose against the general government, which was as weak as that of China. The Emperor, like the nominal ruler of China, was an autocrat and "The Son of Heaven" at whom no ordinary mortal was allowed to look; like China's Emperor he was also a puppet in the hands of a real ruler and a court circle. The people were as ill-fed, ignorant and suspicious as the Chinese of to-day; neither their lives nor possessions were respected. They dressed in long gowns like the Chinese, wore their hair in a manner compared with which the Celestial's pigtail is a thing of beauty, regarded magic as an actual and transcendent power and believed all foreigners were "devils." The members of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States were in appearance as comical as any band of buffoons, and their manner was as conceited, stolid and suspicious as that of a lot of prairie Indians. For years after the treaty ports were opened there was intense hatred of the foreigner and his religion. Yet to-day Japan ranks with the civilized nations; the Emperor, who is his own master, dresses like an American gentleman, as do most of his subjects who can afford it; he has granted a constitution, of which his people are very proud and fond, the rights of rich and poor alike are protected by law, cruel punishments have been abolished, the foreigner's life is as safe as it would be in any civilized country, all religions are tolerated, some vices and bad customs supposed to be inherent are abating rapidly, all good customs of civilization are being accepted and most of ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231071465
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 664
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 123107146X
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1166 gr


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